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Top AL leaders face iftar wrath

Staff Correspondent
Senior Awami League leaders came under fire from party leaders yesterday for attending an iftar party * with Jamaat leaders at the residence of Saudi ambassador in Dhaka Friday evening.
Enraged party men staked out their disapproval to Acting AL President Zillur Rahman and Acting General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam, who both went to the party, over phone, party’ insiders said.
They said the picture of Zillur and Jamaat Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami shaking hands surprised them.
Ashraful however defended himself, saying religion and politics should be kept apart.
AI presidium member Amir Hossain Amu, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad. BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain, among others, were present at the iftar party hosted by Saudi Ambassador Dr .Abdullah Bin Naser Al-Busairi.
"We don't have any concrete policy on Jamaat. We are demanding their trial for war crimes and at the same time shaking hands with them." a senior AL leader told The Daily Star preferring anonymity. “Why should vw attend their function where Jamaat leaders are also invited?’ he asked to know.
A party which demands the trial of war criminals and speaks about fulfilling the dreams of Bangabandhu cannot sit with anti-liberation forces under any circumstances, the AL's Publicity Secretary Asaduzzaman Noorsaid.
"Our party line is to not sit with Jamaat leaders at any level, so the (AL) leaders were wrong to join the iftar party.''he said.
He said they have already requested the diplomatic offices in Dhaka not to invite AL leaders to any programmes where Jamaat leaders are also invited.
Presidium member Suranjit Sengupta said it is up to the diplomatic missions to decide whether to invite the AL and Jamaat leaders at the same programme.
Dr MA Hassan, convenor of the War Crimes Facts Finding Committee, said in a statement that some AL leaders and prominent personalities harmed the movement for trial of the war criminals by attend-ing the iftar party with Jamaat leaders.
/\cting AL General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam, meantime, said there is no problem with joining any religious functions with Jamaat leaders.
Talking to reporters at Zillur Rahman's residence, he asked journalists not to mix up politics and religion.